This website is complementary to the book William's Words in Science.

Did you realise that Science has a language of its own? A language that not only allows scientists to discuss ideas with precision and economy, but could also provide a barrier to the student who is trying to learn science.

The major part of William's Words in Science is a dictionary of over 13,000 words and phrases that pupils meet in their first three years of secondary school (with directions to homophones or alternative spellings).There are also biographies of over 150 people who have been most influential in developing the ideas of science. The two other sections are a compilation of the important information that a pupil (and a teacher) needs, but can not always remember; and a summary of over 50 of the most important ideas in science, including diagrams such as the skeleton, body organs and the cycles of carbon, nitrogen, rocks and water.

The website provides games and puzzles that will encourage pupils to become familiar with the words and spellings that allow scientists to express ideas in a succinct and precise manner. Why not share your ideas? Do you have a resource, involving words or spellings, which you find works superbly well? Send in your idea, and if added to the site then you will both see your name in print and receive a free copy of William's Words in Science.